Interactive Arts & Media

Interactive technology isn’t just about the games anymore. It’s about the interactive experiences of the future that will entertain us, educate us and eventually help us manage our daily lives.

Interactive technology isn’t just about the games anymore. It’s about the interactive experiences of the future that will entertain us, educate us and eventually help us manage our daily lives. As a student in Columbia’s Interactive Arts and Media Department, you’ll work with new technologies to create interactive media for mobile entertainment, interactive exhibits and immersive experiences that will be common years from now.

You’ll cross-train with Columbia’s talented population of performers, writers and designers – they’ll become some of your best collaborators and help bring your ideas to life. With cutting-edge courses that keep pace with emerging technology, you’ll prepare for life as a technologist, entrepreneur, programmer or creator of a wide variety of entertainment options.

Cinema Art + Science and Interactive Arts & Media students work alongside a student production team from the Beijing Film Academy for a virtual and interactive documentary project connecting two great world cities: Chicago and Beijing. You’ll generate field footage and 3D digital assets with interactive delivery platforms shared by Beijing and Chicago.

Events Calendar

Stop by the Faculty Center to see the ongoing exhibition, Stones & Drones featuring the work of faculty member Paul Catanese in collaboration with Anchor Graphics.
Over the past several years, Paul Catanese, David Jones and Chris Flynn have collaborated at Anchor Graphics to develop hybrid image-making techniques at the intersection of emerging technologies and...Get the details

Lauren Pecson is a 2013 Columbia graduate who works as a Producing Assistant at the Big Ten Network and also freelances as an Assistant Editor.Dan Svoboda is a 2011 alumni of Columbia who is now a staff editor for DDB Chicago, a local ad agency.Come here these Columni (Columbia alumni) discuss their post-graduate experiences!...Get the details

BJ Allen’s solo exhibition consists of two site-specific installations and several sculptural artworks that use new technologies to bring to light the rich layers of meaning within any one object.
Ambient sound, abstract video, and geometric design combine to portray a unique emotional and philosophical journey grounded in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. Grief, refuge, nature,...Get the details

BJ Allen’s solo exhibition at C33 Gallery consists of two site-specific installations and several sculptural artworks that use new technologies to bring to light the rich layers of meaning within any one object. Ambient sound, abstract video, and geometric design combine to portray a unique emotional and philosophical journey grounded in the Edgewater neighborhood of...Get the details

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